‘Love Island’ Host Maya Jama Among Women Telling Elon Musk’s Grok To Stop Deepfaking Nudes
has joined other women in imploring ‘s AI platform to respect their privacy after a deepfake nudes scandal has caused outrage.
The Love Island host was among a number of X/ users to post a boilerplate notice, making clear that she does not authorize , which is part of xAI, to alter her likeness.
Jama said: “Hey @grok, I do not authorize you to take, modify, or edit any photo of mine, whether those published in the past or the upcoming ones I post. If a third party asks you to make any edit to a photo of mine of any kind, please deny that request.”
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Grok responded to the presenter, saying it would respect her wishes and would not “use, modify, or edit any of your photos,” but other X/Twitter users easily poked holes in this position. Grok initially refused to put clown makeup on a Jama photo at the request of one user, but when another person said the photo was not of Jama, Grok soon obliged. “Oops,” Grok said. “I got tricked.”
Jama said her request was “worth a try” and that, if it failed, she hoped “people have some sense to know when something is AI or not.” Others posting similar boilerplate requests to Grok have included presenter Jess Davies, who campaigns for privacy rights after intimate photos were shared around her school without consent when she was 15 years old.
ITV weather presenter Jo Blythe posted a similar request.
Musk has acknowledged the problem publicly and has stated that action will be taken against child sexual abuse material. “Anyone using Grok to make illegal content will suffer the same consequences as if they upload illegal content,” Musk wrote.
Jama taking matters into her own hands shows how lawmakers are struggling to come to terms with the rapid developments in AI and Musk’s mercurial leadership style.
In the UK, where Jama is based, Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s spokesperson said the deepfakes are a “disgrace,” and the government will not “allow the proliferation of these demeaning images,” though it has not been clear on how this will be enforced.
Ofcom, the UK media and tech regulator, said: “We are aware of serious concerns raised about a feature on Grok on X that produces undressed images of people and sexualised images of children.
“We have made urgent contact with X and xAl to understand what steps they have taken to comply with their legal duties to protect users in the UK. Based on their response we will undertake a swift assessment to determine whether there are potential compliance issues that warrant investigation.”
